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The University of Vermont has been quite nice to Henry Louis Gates Jr. It gave him an honorary degree in 2007, and he hastened to remind his audience of that on Tuesday, when he spoke in Ira Allen Chapel as … Continue reading →

Deep in the disquisition on Special Collections the other day was a reference to the Ira Allen statute on the University Green, a gift from Ira’s biggest, richest fan — James Wilbur. Exactly how Ira wound up where he is, … Continue reading →

Here’s a novel idea in an era of cash-strapped cities and jobs-focused colleges: Let the local college buy up some of the local streets! It’s happening in Providence. Exhibit A: a stretch of Huxley Street, part of Providence College’s $3.8 … Continue reading →

The provost search at UVM has taken a curious turn. President Sullivan invited applications for an interim provost to replace Jane Knodell, and four finalists emerged, all posted on his website. Then Friday he sent out a memo announcing that … Continue reading →

Vermont Law School sees itself as the environmental law school. The University of Vermont sees itself as the environmental research university. They’re both trying to capitalize on something called “the Vermont brand,” and they both have new presidents –lawyers, both! … Continue reading →

The president of Vermont Law School, Marc Mihaly, dropped by the Free Press long enough the other day to say a few provocative things. One was this: “Vermonters can’t afford lawyers.” OK, maybe that’s not provocative. Maybe it’s just obvious. … Continue reading →

The Monday meeting of the UVM trustees’ Executive Committee featured, as usual, a few remarks from the president. Tom Sullivan said he’d ordered a review of the campus emergency reporting system’s recent performance after the Redstone melee on Dec. 3 … Continue reading →

The latest divestment campaign at UVM, like its predecessors, invokes UVM’s mission/vision and Common Ground values and contends they conflict with ownership of targeted companies, in this case, fossil-fuel companies. All of which raises a familiar question: What else is … Continue reading →

As today’s story suggests, UVM isn’t particularly selective in admissions — but hopes to become more so. If you’re wondering how UVM compares to various locals, here are some numbers for 2012 (note: the table with the story shows data … Continue reading →

Nought 101 has been on sabbatical, as you may have noticed. Today we bring it back for a cameo appearance to shoulder the missing last section of the story on Appreciative Inquiry, a section that wound up on the cutting … Continue reading →